Health

The cabinet on Wednesday gave its consent to the amendments proposed by the centre on organ transplant. As per this amendment, the grandparents, grandchildren and extended family members can play the role of donors for any person. As per the norms in the past, only the closest relatives of the person, that is, either the husband, wife, brother, sister, son or daughter would be considered ac

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Jaipur: Malaria has registered a steep rise in the western districts of the state. The districts of Jaisalmer and Barmer registered more than a thousand cases last week.

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Children from the poorest communities in India are three times more likely to die before they reach the age of five than those from high income groups, a recent report has revealed. The new global report ‘A Fair Chance at Life’ by international child rights organisation 'Save the Children' says reductions in child mortality in India and elsewhere in the world appeared to focus on children from

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Surrounded by the Yamuna on three sides, the Commonwealth Games Village is the most susceptible spot for the spread of dengue, according to officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, who now say the site was a “poor selection” for hosting athletes from 71 countries. The government is now enlisting the support of military experts and doctors from the National Institute of Malaria Research

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JAMMU, Sept 7: The core committee meeting of Samajwadi Party expressed serious concern over failure of State Government in containing of water borne diseases in the entire region of Chenab valley, here today. The meeting under its president Sheikh Abdul Rehman at party office said that some fresh cases of water borne diseases were still pouring in hospitals.

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Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: Children from the poorest communities are three times more likely to die before they reach the age of 5 than those from high income groups, Save the Children, a non-governmental organisation has said. In a global report titled A Fair Chance at Life, the organisation said the policy to lower child mortality in India and elsewhere appeared to focus on children from better

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Lawrence Haddad We need to make sure nutrition is not easily neglected. And that means putting pressure on leaders throughout society to focus on nutrition. I have just finished a trip to India to help contribute to the efforts on ending malnutrition. The politicians and media were talking about the sparkling new economic growth and development figures.

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Andrew Pollack Asalmon genetically engineered to grow quickly is safe to eat and poses little risk to the environment, the US Food and Drug Administration has said. The assessment makes it more likely that the fish will become the first genetically modified animal to enter the American food supply.

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Mosquito Breeding Seen At Unfinished Construction Site New Delhi: A week after Saket Court Complex started functioning, five judges have reportedly fallen prey to dengue as the water accumulated in the unfinished construction site has resulted in mosquito breeding. Sources said that out of 80 families of judicial officers, who had shifted to the residential complex of the premises, membe

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State government will undertake immunisation for Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the eastern region of the state from November.

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